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Nkamouna may eventually become an important cobalt-nickel-manganese project. Its larger significance, however, may be whether it demonstrates that African states have learned one of the hardest lessons of the commodity age: The resource beneath your feet is not the final prize. The final prize is the productive system built around it—and the recurring value that

Jamaica may ultimately win its argument. It may lose it. Its petition may encounter jurisdictional or political barriers before the substantive questions are ever determined. But Jamaica has already demonstrated something important: History can be interrogated. And governments can be asked to answer for their role in it. By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-chief The Independentist

The question is: WHO IS PREPARED TO DO WHAT PEACE REQUIRES? Not another speech. Not another photograph. Not another predetermined dialogue. Not another temporary silence before another funeral. A credible process. A mutually acceptable facilitator. No predetermined political outcome. Protection of civilians. Credible international guarantees. And the courage to place the political dispute itself on

CRTV must explain itself—not because every restriction proves wrongdoing, but because public trust requires answers when enormous resources are deployed to document an event and the public is nevertheless shown so little. The camera may be operated by the broadcaster. But the broadcaster is funded in the name of the public. The story belongs to

Émile Joël Bamkoui’s reported new life in fuel distribution and trading should therefore be treated as more than a personality story. It is an opportunity to ask a larger question about Cameroon’s system of government: When extraordinary public power passes into private hands, what prevents privileged knowledge and privileged relationships from becoming privileged wealth? And

Paul Biya has returned after 73 days abroad. His arrival answers where he is today—but not who exercised presidential authority while he was absent By Ali Dan Ismael, Editor-in-chief The Independentist News As Amazon associate this site earns from qualifying purchases shop with Amazon back to school https://www.amazon.com/s?k=amazon+back+to+school&crid=3U586C1NEJDOI&sprefix=back+to+school+on+amazon%2Caps%2C490&linkCode=ll2&tag=njokings-20&linkId=d9776a701f9696ecb706fbd136fabd9c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl A Return That Does Not End the

The reported deaths of Larry and Ransom must not disappear into the expanding catalogue of unexplained casualties from the conflict. If the two men were unlawfully killed, their families deserve justice. If members of the security forces were responsible, those involved should be identified and subjected to an independent and credible accountability process. If a

The conflict will not end because one side repeatedly announces that it has already ended. It will end when civilians are protected, political grievances are addressed, abuses are investigated, legitimate representatives can participate freely, and an enforceable settlement commands sufficient public consent. By Lester MaddoxGuest Contributor, The Independentist News As Amazon associate this site earns

The greatest victories of peoples are rarely born from the belief that victory will be easy. They are born from the conviction that justice is necessary and from the discipline required to make justice sustainable. Let Osun be the message. Let 2027 be the test. Let the people rise. Let the ballots speak. Let democracy

Ambazonia has survived the storm. Now it must remain watchful enough, organized enough, and politically mature enough to recognize when history finally opens the door. And when that door opens, it must be prepared to walk through it. By Timothy EnongeneAssociate Editor-in-Chief, The Independentist News BUEA – 9 August 2026 – Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako’s